An Evansville man has been charged with running over a young boy with his truck and fleeing the scene.

Forty-four year old Lawrence Martinez is facing one count of aggravated assault.

In mid-August, police were called to the intersection of Copper Avenue and Sierra Vista in Evansville, where witnesses told investigators that a child on a scooter had been struck by a moving vehicle.

One witness said the truck pulled onto Copper Avenue at a high rate of speed, swung wide into the opposite lane, hit the child and never stopped.

The child was critically injured and life flighted to Denver.

Officers were informed that there was a barbeque grill in the back of the truck, at the time of the collision and a piece of a bug guard was found at the scene.

It was later determined that the vehicle belonged to Martinez, and that there was a dent in the front that was consistent with the crash information, provided by witnesses.

Police executed a search warrant on the vehicle and noticed that the bug guard had been recently removed.

When interviewed, Martinez said he was the driver on the night in question, and that he had been drinking, but did not drive down Copper Avenue.

Investigators then found the place where Martinez had purchased alcohol earlier on the day of the collision, and upon reviewing the security camera recording, they saw Martinez's vehicle with the barbecue grill in the back and the bug guard in tact on the front hood

Martinez is being held on $100,000 bond awaiting trail, and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

He has four prior felony convictions, which could also get him labeled as a habitual criminal.

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